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HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and SocietyMy Lords, I am pleased to respond to this debate and I thank sincerely the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury for initiating the discussion and for setting out in…05 Jun 2026HANSARDAI Regulation BillOur view is that AI is a general-purpose technology with a wide range of applications, and also that regulators understand well the sectors they are regulating. They understand…04 Jun 2026HANSARDAI Regulation BillMy Lords, I am pleased to respond to this Question for Short Debate and I am thankful to the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for initiating this debate, and for the wide variety of…04 Jun 2026HANSARDAI Regulation BillIn all regulation, there is obviously a balance between consistency and context-specific, appropriate regulation. It is not always the case that consistency is the most…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundAs I mentioned just now, the sovereign AI fund is one of the components of how we think about UK strength. With it, we are looking at where we can have a UK strategic advantage.…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundThe noble Lord is right to refer to the independent Competition and Markets Authority. It has conducted a major, 22-month investigation into the cloud market and is now acting. It…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundThe sovereign AI fund will support early-stage British start-ups at strategically important parts of the AI value chain, including AI infrastructure and compute. It is not…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundPublic procurement through G-Cloud must deliver value for money, security, and effective public services. Suppliers are not selected or excluded purely on the basis of nationality…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringThe Employment Rights Act will benefit 18 million workers. Having secure employment where you know that you have the right to sick pay and that you can take leave when you have a…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringThe UK labour market and economy remain resilient despite geopolitical uncertainties. The UK had the fastest growing-economy in the G7 in Q1 2026. On the labour market, ONS data…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundThe UK benefits from access to many international service providers, whether from America or elsewhere. The way we think about sovereignty is in ensuring that the UK has the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringI do not accept the characterisation presented. We recognise there is a crisis of participation, and Alan Milburn’s interim report clearly laid out many of the contributing…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringI do not know that my commenting on forecasts will necessarily add to the discussion. I am happy to talk about the actions we are taking to support the economy and young people…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundI welcome the noble Lord’s welcome, as it were, for the developments happening here in the UK. It is true that the UK has a lot to offer. On cloud discussions and the provision of…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringMy noble friend is right to draw attention to the importance of many different contributors to the employability, ability and capabilities of young people. That is indeed around…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundThe noble Baroness is correct to highlight that we have been clear that copyright rules should be respected and the use of copyright works to train AI in the UK requires a licence…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringWhere I can agree is that we want to create an economy where people feel confident to employ young people. I draw some figures and analysis to this House’s attention: under the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundThe noble Lord is right. Our ambition is to make the UK the best place to start, to scale and to stay. That is not just for the AI sovereign fund, important though that is, but…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSovereign AI FundIt is not an area on which I feel I can definitively give an opinion on the view of the Government. I know from the cyber security point of view that there are many merits and…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness HiringWe committed during the passage of the Employment Rights Act to consult trade unions, businesses and all those affected as we take forward the other measures there, including the…01 Jun 2026